Member Reception
American Democracy and the 2024 Election
Thurs. Oct. 24, 2024 5:30 Reception; 6:30 Lecture
Town Hall Seattle, Wyncote NW Forum
UWAA members are invited to enjoy food, beverages and good company at a special pre-lecture reception with speaker Jake Grumbach before he takes the stage at Town Hall Seattle!
After the reception, head to your saved seat in the auditorium to hear Grumbach discuss trends in three areas of American democracy: the rule of law, majority rule, and political equality. Each of these areas is a crucial component for a political system of the people, by the people, and for the people, and each area shows signs of strain.
Don’t miss this critical conversation about the health of our democracy!
Lecture and reception are free for UWAA members and their guests. Space is limited.
About the Speaker
Jacob M. Grumbach is an associate professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. He was previously associate professor of political science at the University of Washington and a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics at Princeton. Grumbach studies the political economy of the United States, with a focus on democracy, American federalism, labor unions, and statistical methods.
Dr. Grumbach’s book, “Laboratories Against Democracy,” shows how state governments over the past generation moved from the periphery to the center of American politics and policymaking, with profound consequences for democracy. The book won the Merze Tate & Elinor Ostrom Outstanding Book Award from the American Political Science Association and was selected as one of The New Yorker’s Best Books. Grumbach is also co-director of the Washington State Election Database housed at the UW Center for the Study of Demography and Ecology. Outside of academia, Grumbach is a nerd for classic funk, soul, and hip hop.
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